Now showing at the 29 Palms Inn
Valerie Davis & Patricia Knight
July 26 - September 27, 2015
Valerie Davis
Valerie Davis is a resident of Joshua Tree, and has been living here for the past twelve years. Davis is originally from Yuma, AZ, but she moved here...

It’s that time of year again when our night sky comes to life!
The Perseids are known to be one of the most active and stunning meteor showers of the year, and draw people out to our desert region every summer. Combine our already dark desert night skies with the benefit of a new moon this year...

It’s that time of year again when our night sky comes to life!
The Perseids are known...

Stop!
It is not a scorpion!
It is not poisonous. And, okay, it is not beautiful like a butterfly. Sunspiders, camel spiders, and windscorpions – all these names refer to the same critter, a spider like insect called a solpugid.
Even if you dislike flies, moths, cockroaches, earwigs, crickets,...

Stop!
It is not a scorpion!
It is not poisonous. And, okay, it is not beautiful like a butterfly....

Aesop’s Fable
One hot summer’s day a Fox was strolling through an orchard till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine which had been trained over a lofty branch. “Just the thing to quench my thirst,” quoth he. Drawing back a few paces, he took a run and a jump,...

Aesop’s Fable
One hot summer’s day a Fox was strolling through an orchard till...

Now showing at the 29 Palms Inn
Tami Wood & Snake Jagger
June 1st - July 26th 2015
Tami Wood
The collection at the Inn is a bit of 3 different series I am working on. The crosses are made of desert trash and found objects and old wood. I also have a couple of pieces that...

It’s that time of year. The weather is delightfully mild in the evening and little rodents are out scurrying around unaware of danger, in the form of rattlesnakes, quietly waiting for an opportunity to strike.
I saw my first sidewinder of the season this evening and wanted its picture as an illustration....

It’s that time of year. The weather is delightfully mild in the evening and little rodents...

Join us at the 29 Palms Inn at 8:30pm on Sunday June 21, 2015 as we present a powerful documentary film on the current and controversial topic of the build out of large solar renewable plants in conflict with Native American sacred sites.
“Who Are My People?” is the latest documentary...

Join us at the 29 Palms Inn at 8:30pm on Sunday June 21, 2015 as we present a powerful...

For the earlier dwellers at the Oasis the long winter nights were a time to tell stories. These stories show a keen ability to observe and translate natural phenomena into memorable lessons—in the following case the behavior and yearly appearance and disappearance of certain winged nightlife.
Moth,...

For the earlier dwellers at the Oasis the long winter nights were a time to tell stories. These...

The 29 Palms Inn presents:
Seth Shteir
Why Wild Spaces Matter
Sunday June 14, 2015
3:00-5:00pm
Join the National Parks Conservation Association’s Seth Shteir for an exploration of the 1964 Wilderness Act. Learn about the history of one of America’s most important...

The colorful spring show continues! These past few weeks we've seen a wide variety of native desert cacti blooming in and around Joshua Tree National Park. Here are just a few colorful examples to inspire you to get out there and enjoy the season.
Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus Triglochidiatus)
Claret...

The colorful spring show continues! These past few weeks we've seen a wide variety of native...